Method and apparatus for centralized monitoring and analysis of virtual private networks
CA 2535157 C · Owner: At&T Corp. · Inventors: Roy, Sumantra; Quinn, Patricia B.
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In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for monitoring virtual private networks (VPNs) supported on a multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) backbone network. In one embodiment a method for remote monitoring of a VPN supported on an MPLS backbone network includes capturing traffic to and/or from the virtual private network (e.g. via a network probe) and analyzing the captured traffic in accordance with one or more service objectives. In another embodiment the present invention involves remotely simulating network conditions in a virtual private network for example by sending test patterns to a shared customer edge router connected to the virtual private network …
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- Filed February 2, 2006 and granted January 22, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 2, 2026.
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